On July 17, iShares Philadelphia Semiconductor ETF declined 5.18% in regular trading, trading at $526.43/share, with turnover of $3.106 billion.
On the news front, TSMC reported better-than-expected Q2 results, but the market exhibited classic sell-the-news behavior as the stock had accumulated approximately 77% gains over the past year, prompting heavy profit-taking. Meanwhile, an Asian semiconductor selloff spread to US equities, with South Korea's KOSPI index plunging over 7% intraday to trigger a circuit breaker and SK Hynix falling more than 10%, severely damaging global risk appetite.
Institutional flow data further weighed on sentiment, with Goldman Sachs prime brokerage reporting that hedge fund net exposure to broad AI portfolios has fallen to its lowest level this year. Analysts note that market focus has shifted from whether quarterly results meet expectations to whether companies can sustainably exceed elevated consensus forecasts under high-valuation constraints — a challenge facing all AI supply chain leaders.
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